n. - A metallic or earthen vessel, appropriated to any of a great variety of uses, as for boiling meat or vegetables, for holding liquids, for plants, etc.; as, a quart pot; a flower pot; a bean pot.
n. - An earthen or pewter cup for liquors; a mug.
n. - The quantity contained in a pot; a potful; as, a pot of ale.
n. - A metal or earthenware extension of a flue above the top of a chimney; a chimney pot.
n. - A crucible; as, a graphite pot; a melting pot.
n. - A wicker vessel for catching fish, eels, etc.
n. - A perforated cask for draining sugar.
n. - A size of paper. See Pott.
v. t. - To place or inclose in pots
v. t. - To preserve seasoned in pots.
v. t. - To set out or cover in pots; as, potted plants or bulbs.
v. t. - To drain; as, to pot sugar, by taking it from the cooler, and placing it in hogsheads, etc., having perforated heads, through which the molasses drains off.
v. t. - To pocket.
v. i. - To tipple; to drink.
- Alt. of race
v. t. - To shoot for the pot, i.e., cooking; to secure or hit by a pot shot; to shoot when no special skill is needed.
v. t. - To secure; gain; win; bag.
v. i. - To take a pot shot or shots, as at game or an enemy.
n. - The total of the bets at stake at one time, as in racing or card playing; the pool;
n. - a horse heavily backed; a favorite.
n. - A plain defensive headpiece; later, and perhaps in a jocose sense, any helmet; -- called also pot helmet.
n. - The total of the bets at one time; the pool.